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AA&R Investment Group has unveiled plans to leverage the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to scale its operations across agribusiness, energy, logistics, and technology, strengthening Nigeria’s position in intra African trade.
Led by Chairman Abdullahi Haske, the multi-sector holding company has evolved into a hub of indigenous solutions aimed at reducing import dependency, building local value chains, and boosting economic resilience.
“Our strategy is simple: invest in sectors that solve real problems while creating opportunities for communities in a collaborative way,” said Group Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer, Oladipo Williams. “Nigeria’s economy has vast unseen potential, but bold, homegrown solutions are needed to unlock it.”
AA&R’s flagship projects, including the Kaiama Cassava Initiative and Demsa Integrated Rice Project, directly link smallholder farmers to processing facilities and structured markets, improving food security, raising rural incomes, and cutting reliance on imported staples.
Beyond agriculture, the company has diversified into oil and gas, shipping, aviation, and technology developing sustainable ventures that generate jobs, attract long-term capital, and strengthen Nigeria’s competitiveness under AfCFTA.
Williams highlighted that AA&R’s subsidiaries operate as an interconnected economic jigsaw puzzle,” designed to stimulate productivity, formalise small businesses, and expand human capital investment.
With Nigeria projected to become the world’s third most populated nation by 2050, AA&R says its growth blueprint is aligned with the need for scalable infrastructure, industrial capacity, and indigenous enterprises that can thrive beyond national borders.
“Our vision is clear,” Williams noted. “To build continental giants from homegrown businesses and accelerate Africa’s long term economic stability.
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